High Blood Lead Level Among The Mahay Ana Buddhist Monk: A Note For Environmental Implication

摘要

Lead has no biological function and is one of the most toxic metals. Of several heavy metals, monitoring of lead is an important focus in occupational medicine. In exposure and risk evaluation, monitoring lead biologically has several advantages over technical exposure assessment. In this article, the authors report a very high blood lead level among the Mahayana Buddhist monks. This is a forgotten high-risk population. The environmental implication in the monitoring and controlling of this population is raised.